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Deuteronomy 2:15
15In fact, it was the Lord himself who got rid of all of them until none were left in the camp.
Deuteronomy 2:15 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)For indeed the hand of the Lord was against them, to destroy them from among the host, until they were consumed.
- New International Version (NIV)The Lord’s hand was against them until he had completely eliminated them from the camp.
- English Standard Version (ESV)For indeed the hand of the Lord was against them, to destroy them from the camp, until they had perished.
- New King James Version (NKJV)For indeed the hand of the Lord was against them, to destroy them from the midst of the camp until they were consumed.
Context of Deuteronomy 2:15
13Then the Lord said, “Now cross the Zered River.” So we crossed the Zered River. 14Thirty-eight years passed from the time we left Kadesh Barnea until we crossed the Zered River. During that time all our soldiers from that generation died, as the Lord had sworn they would. In fact, it was the Lord himself who got rid of all of them until none were left in the camp. 16When the last of these soldiers had died, 17the Lord said to me,
Read all of Deuteronomy 2Deuteronomy 2:15 word by word
וְגַ֤ם יַד־יְהוָה֙ הָ֣יְתָה בָּ֔ם לְהֻמָּ֖ם מִקֶּ֣רֶב הַֽמַּחֲנֶ֑ה עַ֖ד תֻּמָּֽם׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
Cross-references for Deuteronomy 2:15
- Judges 2:15Whenever the Israelites went to war, the power of the Lord brought disaster on them. This was what the Lord said he would do in an oath. So he made them suffer a great deal.
- 1 Samuel 5:6The Lord dealt harshly with the people of Ashdod. He destroyed them by striking the people in the vicinity of Ashdod with tumors.
- 1 Samuel 7:13The power of the Philistines was crushed, so they didn’t come into Israel’s territory again. The Lord restrained the Philistines as long as Samuel lived.
- Psalms 32:4Day and night your hand laid heavily on me. My strength shriveled in the summer heat. Selah
- Psalms 78:33He brought their days to an end like a whisper in the wind. He brought their years to an end in terror.
- Psalms 90:7Indeed, your anger consumes us. Your rage terrifies us.
- Psalms 106:26Raising his hand, he swore that he would kill them in the wilderness,
- Isaiah 66:14When you see it, your heart will rejoice and you will flourish like new grass. The power of the Lord will be made known to his servants, but he will condemn his enemies.
- 1 Corinthians 10:5Yet, God was not pleased with most of them, so their dead bodies were scattered over the desert.
Commentaries on Deuteronomy 2:15
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 8-23Verses 8-23 We have the origin of the Moabites, Edomites, and Ammonites. Moses also gives an instance older than any of these; the Caphtorims drove the Avims out of their country. These revolutions show what uncertain things wordly possessions are. It was so of old, and ever will be so. Families decline, and from them estates are transferred to families that increase; so little continuance is there in these things. This is recorded to encourage the…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 2-25Numbers 21:10–20 covers the same time period.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 8-188-18. we passed ... through the way of the plain--the Arabah or great valley, from Elath ("trees") (the Ailah of the Greeks and Romans). The site of it is marked by extensive mounds of rubbish. Ezion-geber--now Akaba, both were within the territory of Edom; and after making a circuit of its southeastern boundary, the Israelites reached the border of Moab on the southeast of the Salt Sea. They had been forbidden by divine command to molest the Moabites in…Read the comment
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Commentaries on Deuteronomy 2
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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